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2000 election for Maine Senate District 9
Maine State Senate · Maine
W. Tom Sawyer Jr. (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Jane W. Saxl (D) by 18.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
W. Tom Sawyer Jr.Republican · winner
59.1%8,857
Jane W. SaxlDemocrat
40.9%6,126
14,983 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET